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CREED
HAYMOND
Hon. Creed Haymond,
the son of a distinguished lawyer, is a worthy representative of a noble family
of Virginia, his native State. He came to California at the age of sixteen
years and followed mining, packing and merchandising until 1859, when he
commenced the study of law. The great questions of jurisprudence he grasped
with almost intuitive knowledge and within one year he stood in the front rank
of the profession. His comprehensive mind and keen perception enabled him to
see the reason of the law and it may be truly said “he was born a lawyer.” He
was elected for two terms to the State Senate and as a speaker, debater and
practical legislator he has had but few who were his equal. In preparing the
Code of this State, of which he was chairman, he did faithful and intelligent
service. He was for a long time Colonel of the First Artillery Regiment of
California, and also Captain of a company that went into service against the
Indians after the Pyramid Lake massacre. He was a delegate to the Chicago
convention which nominated President Harrison in 1888 and took a prominent part
in the canvass. In 1882 he accepted the position of law counselor for the
Southern Pacific Company and is now their chief attorney at law. The momentous
questions that have come up for adjudication involving constitutional law and
the rights of corporations and individuals under the Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution, has been discussed and the position taken by Mr. Haymond sustained by the Supreme Court of the United
States. As counsel for Senator Stanford he prepared the papers for the Leland
Stanford, Jr., University, and it seems eminently proper that he was appointed
one of the trustees.
Transcribed By: Cecelia M. Setty.
Source: “Illustrated Fraternal Directory Including
Educational Institutions on the Pacific Coast”, Page 80, Publ.
Bancroft Co., San Francisco. Cal. 1889.
© 2012 Cecelia
M. Setty.
San Francisco County Biographies